223 words come out when you unscramble SPONDULIX, starting with SPONDULIX itself: 19 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, OXLIPS and OXSLIP lead with 15 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
S1P34O1N12D2U12L12I1X8
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from SPONDULIX by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 17 with 6, 51 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in SPONDULIX: LISPOUND, 11 points.
OXLIP scores highest among the 5-letter words from SPONDULIX at 14 points, ahead of OXIDS on 13 and LINUX on 12. SOUND, SOLID and POUND are the ones most people know.
DOUX and OXID are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SPONDULIX, 12 points each. PLUS, SLIP and SPIN will look familiar.
The 3-letter words from SPONDULIX are led by PIX and POX, 12 points each. OLD, SIX and UPS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SPONDULIX but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SP · ending in X · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with OXLIPS (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SPONDULIX is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPONDULIX itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 223) | 182 | 223 | 161 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPONDULIX, OXSLIP, LINUX, DUX, LISPOUND, DIPLONS, LISPUND, NOX, DIPLON, DOUPS, DOPS, DOUP and 29 more, 41 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DOX, DUPIONS, DUPION, LUPOID, UPSOLD, INSPO, LIPOS, DINOS, LIPO, LOIDS, LUDOS, UDONS and 9 more, 21 in all.